Tag: ethereum

The overall trend for cryptocurrencies in August is negative. In the first two weeks, the cryptocurrency market experienced a 20% drop in value. This sharp descent seems to have been triggered mainly by the SEC’s choice to postpone its decision on Bitcoin ETFs (Exchange Traded…

During the month of June, the whole cryptocurrency market took a huge tumble. Trading activity dropped across all cryptocurrency markets. The majority of the top ten most traded cryptocurrencies experienced a significant drop in trading volume, ranging from 17% to 57% compared to May 2018….

At the core of the cryptocurrency appeal lies a much more valuable gem, blockchain technology. While underestimated at the beginning, blockchain has come a long way from just being a Bitcoin cryptocurrency support platform. It has budded into an innovation whose properties could and have…

Ethereum’s creator, Vitalik Buterin, was first introduced to the cryptocurrency and Bitcoin space back in 2011. In that same year, Vitalik launched Bitcoin Magazine that would constantly post articles regarding the future of cryptocurrency. Afterward, he worked on some altcoins which were based on the…

The first quarter of 2018 has been brutal on the cryptocurrency market with the majority of prices of popular cryptos dropping to even lower prices. Experts and investors remain optimistic about the market with some even claiming that the market is seeing a plateauing of…

Ethereum is an open-source, public, blockchain-based, distributed, computing platform featuring smart contract functionality. Since its creation, Ethereum has undergone some hardforking. The DAO hardfork subsequently led to other Ethereum forks two times in the fourth quarter of 2016, to deal with other attacks. By the…

Introduction: Those who are not in the loop, may think of all cryptocurrencies as being one and the same, with perhaps some slight differences in their price. But this is far from the fact. Most cryptocurrencies have fundamental differences in function and code, as well…

Ah the cryptocurrency, digital currency created and used by means of cryptography, blockchain technology, and the trust of the online community. After the creation of Bitcoin, other alt coins soon followed, and today there are at least 840 different cryptocurrencies, if not a lot more….

If you’ve been around the FinTech or cryptocurrency scenes, then you probably know what blockchains are; But if you don’t know, then allow me to quickly explain. A blockchain is a distributed public ledger of transactions. These are actually quite new and enable us to…

Introduction: If you’ve been around the subjects of blockchain technology, the fintech industry, or cryptocurrencies for very long, then you’ve likely heard of Vitalik Buterin. Possibly second in popularity only to Satoshi Nakamoto (though not as mysterious); Buterin may even be on par with (or…

Introduction: We live in a very different world than even just a few years ago. With knowledge increasing every year, and technology making leaps and bounds, the world of finances is heading towards a realm that would be unrecognizable not too long ago. With the…

What Is Ethereum? Ethereum is a decentralized platform which operates smart contracts which are run on a custom built blockchain, ie. Ethereum’s blockchain – it also allows for the building of decentralized applications. A blockchain is a decentralized (no central governance) shared public ledger (a…